Why did the Hawks lose to the Phoenix Coyotes?

Corey Crawford

Blackhawks' Power Play

Blackhawks' Defense

Coyotes' goalie Mike Smith

Simply put, none of this happened and Crawford was left to pick up the slack; obviously he wasn't able to and the Hawks are now out of the playoffs.

Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews talked about the frustration of not being able to get things done in the playoffs. (Via ESPN).

"It's frustrating," Toews said. "It's not like we weren't trying or we didn't care. There's a lot of skill out there. We just couldn't get it done. It was kind of that way all season and we can't come into the playoffs and expect to turn on the switch and see a better power play."

Blackhawks' fans would love to find a scapegoat and place all the inconsistency of this season on them. But the troubles of this team go beyond one player and Crawford doesn't deserve all of the blame.

Two bad overtime goals in Games 3 and 4 will be remembered and seen as the turning points of this series. While Crawford deserves the blame in those he should receive some credit for leading his team into the overtime.

Without a few key saves from Crawford the Hawks would not have even managed to make it into overtime.

Regardless of what happens in the offseason; Game 6 will not be the last that Crawford plays as a Blackhawk. That's a guarantee.

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